{"title":"Boken","description":"\u003cp\u003eBōken means \"adventure\" in Japanese, and the aim is to get sake out of the sushi bar and onto every kind of table, from tacos and fried chicken to cheeseburgers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBōken is a New York label, launched in late 2024 by Daisuke Nakajima after extensive visits to breweries across Japan. He works with small, family-owned breweries run by a younger generation. The main partner is Hiraizumi Honpo in Akita, founded in 1487, which still builds its yeast starters the slow, old-fashioned yamahai way; another is Takagi Shuzo in Kochi. One bottling, IPPO, is brewed from a yeast strain that spent ten days aboard the International Space Station.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe range is junmai, mostly Junmai Ginjo polished to 60 percent: earthy and umami-rich, or lightly cloudy in the Nigori. Serve cold and pair boldly.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"boken-nigori-junmai-ginjo-sake-750ml","title":"Boken, Nigori Junmai Ginjo Sake,","description":"\u003cp\u003eCloudy sake that isn't a milkshake. This is usu-nigori - only lightly filtered, so a fine haze of rice stays in the bottle - brewed by Hiraizumi Honpo in Akita, where the winters are brutal and the methods are old. They use yamahai, letting the yeast starter develop over roughly four weeks instead of the ten or twelve days modern brewing takes, and that patience is where the earthy, umami backbone comes from. Junmai Ginjo grade, local Akitakomachi rice, polished to 60 percent: the result is creamy and frankly sweet, but with a lactic tang and citrus lift that keep it from going flat. Roll the bottle gently, serve it very cold, and aim it at anything spicy or fried. Fried chicken with hot sauce is not a joke pairing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Massanois [MAS]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45970263998521,"sku":"NYC-MAS-`108854`-061726-3","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/Boken-Nigori-Junmai-Ginjo-Sake-Sake-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York.jpg?v=1781794222"}],"url":"https:\/\/nyc.flatiron-wines.com\/collections\/boken.oembed","provider":"Flatiron Wines \u0026 Spirits NYC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}